Does anyone have any advice for getting an EBF 5 month baby to take anything other than breast?! We’ve been trying for a while to get our LO to take a bottle and it’s just not happening. She’ll happily put a bottle in her mouth, plays with it, smiles and reaches out for it when we bring it to her but will not suck at all. She just looks at us after a while as if to say, great game but can we eat first and then play?
So far we’ve tried Medela, MAM, NanoBebe and Dr Brown, with normal and fast flow teats. NanoBebe seems to be a little more successful but I’m not sure to be honest. We’re trying most days and have tried both formula and breast milk, warmed slightly and also at room temp.
For context, she did take a bottle for the first month and then, when BF started working better, we focused on getting that secured. But bottles are now completely out!
She’ll be going to nursery in October and I’ve heard of babies not being able to go as they won’t take anything but breast - bit worried as I need to go back to work! I also have a couple of summer plans that aren’t baby friendly but won’t be able to go if I can’t leave her 😅
Thanks in advance!
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My little boy was the same but more recently we’ve had success. I started introducing some milk after solids. And he gradually accepted more and more. I used formula because it became depressing wasting so much breast milk. He’s 7.5 now and I’m working on the transition to bottles in the day. It’s slow progress but he does know how to do it. I also bought all the bottles going like you, and I don’t think it makes any difference so I’d just pick the ones you like best. And go for it.

Hey! My daughter is the same. We’ve been trying for over 3 months she’s now nearly 7 months old. We’ve spent over £100 on bottles/ cups.
She will take the occasional sip out of a munchkin 360 cup. But nothing enough to supplement a fed. But loves drinking water from the cup! 🙄
I’m starting to get concerned too as she’s goes to nursery in September.
Best of luck x

this is really helpful, thank you! Might give that one a try

can I ask how you got him to drink out of the cup?

she’ll be about 11 months. Happy if she’ll only take water whilst she’s at nursery, it’s just how we get her to drink it 😅 any tips?!

that’s really helpful and good to know! Hopefully we’ll get there 🤞🏻

oh that’s so frustrating! Perhaps she can have solid and water whilst at nursery as Reena has done above?

we waited until 6 months and introduced water in the cup, then slowly introduced the milk with it too, for some reason it worked 🤞🏼🤞🏼 for you too!!! Or I hope you find another solution
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